I keep mine in an old 50 x 75 ft barn that my great-great grandad built in 1883. It has always had a good roof, but never any paint so it is very well ventated due to the 1/2" - 1" gaps between the 130 year old vertical siding. Wood dries faster in there than stacked outside because it never gets wet. I live in an area that really gets lots of snow and it is great not to have to deal with all that on top of the wood. I also keep my gas-powered splitter in there, where I use a small electric fan, and open the doors while splitting to take care of the exhaust fumes. This makes splitting a great "rainy-day" job as we also get a lot of that in this area. I use a tractor to drag logs up from the woodlot on the back of my farm, usually about half in mid-winter and the other half mid-summer which are the only times the ground is firm enough to get them out without damaging the land, and eliminates saw-dulling mud. I saw them up right behind the "woodshed" and carry the unsplit stuff in on a 3-point carryall on back of my 1951 Ford 8n. The nice thing about that barn is it would hold hundreds of face cords of wood, but I usually have around 30 in there, and only burn about 10 a year, which easily heats my 2000 sq ft house. It is nice having room to keep varieties seperate, as I like oak for the coldest time of mid-winter and ash and maple for spring and fall when not so much heat is needed. I have never been without a woodshed, but it seems like it would be a real pain in this area. I also wouldnt want all that would in my basement because of potential bug problems. I only bring enough wood in the house at one time to last a day, but keep 1/2 face-cord on a covered porch with a door right next to the stove. I have never burned more than 1/2 cord in a week. My carryall also holds 1/2 cord which makes things real convenient, haveing the 8n parked out in the woodshed all winter ready to fetch the appropriate type of wood as needed.
